Nauru

Quick Facts

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Capital

Yaren

Population

13,000

Government

Republic

Religions

Christianity (Protestant, Catholic)

Languages

Nauruan, English

Calling Code

+674

Nationality

Nauruan

Local name

Naoero

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Introduction

Phosphate mining propelled Nauru, the world's smallest independent republic, into seemingly boundless wealth for decades. But phosphate's running out and the Nauru leadership is making little effort to strike up other industries (other than refugee housing for the Australian government). Nauru is an extraordinarily grey island, whose natural beauty has been pretty much destroyed by the ecological nightmare of phosphate mining. Not surprisingly, tourism hasn't exactly taken off.

However, travellers around the Pacific may find themselves delayed in Nauru for a few days, due to Air Nauru's clever monopoly of the area. If golf isn't your thing, we recommend heading away from shore and trying out some of the island's better diving spots, where WWII wreckages make for a captivating dive.

Districts

• Aiwo
• Anabar
• Anetan
• Anibare
• Baiti
• Boe
• Buada
• Denigomodu
• Ewa
• Ijuw
• Meneng
• Nibok
• Uaboe
• Yaren

Towns

• Yaren is the capital of Nauru
• Denigomodu
• Aiwo
• Meneng

Getting there

Plane

The international airport is in Yaren and the national airline is called Our Airline, also known as Air Nauru. Currently, there is only one aircraft serving the route from Brisbane to Nauru via Honiara (Solomon Islands) and from Nauru on to Tarawa (Kiribati) and Majuro (Marshall Islands) twice weekly.